We’ve been asked to participate in the Cooper-Siegel Community Library’s How to Fest on September 10. There looking for someone (or several someones) to come and give a roughly 20-minute talk on homebrewing. This would be a great opportunity to share your enthusiasm and expertise with the community, and no demos required. Please see the invite below and contact Kelley Beeson directly if interested.

Cheers!

Sean

The Cooper-Siegel Community Library is planning it's very first How To Festival on Sunday September 10th from 1-5 PM. Haven't heard of a How To Festival? It's an hours-long learning extravaganza where the library becomes a giant classroom filled with multiple stations of volunteers teaching 20-minute sessions on topics such as:

oHow to Make a Fidget Spinner

oHow to Do Your Makeup Like a Pro

oHow to Have an Amazing Pittsburgh Staycation

oHow to Groom Your Dog

We want to fill the library with ALL kinds of learning opportunities! Anything, really; from the very small, fun and frivolous, to the major and more complicated. We're looking for hobbyists, enthusiasts, experts, practitioners and teachers who would love to share their passion, hobby or talent with others! Would you be willing to join us as a volunteer and contribute your expertise in homebrewing? We'd love to have a session on a specific element regarding homebrewing, like choosing materials, finding support and community and resources, educating your palate, anything! You would be a great addition to our learning lineup! Our planning committee is hoping this inaugural festival is pretty spectacular as we want to make this an annual library event!

Please let me know if you're able to participate as soon as possible so that we can make sure the day is a big success! Looking forward to hearing from you!

Tupelo Honey Teas is a loose-leaf tea shop in Millvale. They are looking to have some tea-infused homebrews to be served at an Ok-TEA-BEER-fest event in Millvale at the former Moose lodge on Saturday, September 30th. They'd like to work with some of us ahead of time to develop the beer/tea blends that will be served.

If this sounds like your cup of tea, please contact Stephanie Brea directly. She is the contact person from Tupelo Honey Teas. She can be reached at 412-580-6952 or by email at sbrea@me.com

Alternately, you could attend the upcoming TRUB meeting at Tupelo Honey Teas on Tuesday, July 11, at 7:00 PM. The address is 211 Grant Ave, Millvale, PA, 15209.

We've been contacted by the Carnegie Library at 1230 Federal Street. They're looking for a person (or persons) to give a talk about beer and maybe demo homebrewing. They were thinking sometime in September but do not have a firm schedule yet; Schedule is somethign they would work out with us. If interested, please send me a note, and I'll put you in touch with the Library.

Quick announcement: East End will be tapping the first keg of Rich Romanko's Munich Helles on Tuesday, June 20 at 5 pm at the brewery on Julius st. Rich earned this pro-am with East End by winning the Turtle Creek award at the TRASH XXVII competition. Come on out, raise a pint or two and then take a growler home!

Meeting Reminder: Our June meeting is coming up at Chris Meta's house. Please RSVP for yourself and any guests either to the meeting invite on groupspaces or on Facebook (or both). Chris puts out an awesome spread, but he needs to know how many mouths to feed. Oh, and this meeting is family-friendly.

There's a pouring opportunity coming up on September 8 with the Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company's Freedom Fest. The Brew Fest potion of the event is Friday night September 8 from 6-9 pm. They are requesting 15 gallons per brewer (it's geared more towards probrew than homebrew), but they would accept less. There is an application attached.

We've been contacted by the Carnegie Science Center. They're looking for a person (or persons) to give demo and talk about the home brewing experience, or something along those lines. Please see the email below for details. If interested, please send me a note.

The Carnegie Science Center is hosting its annual "21+ Science of Beer Night" on July 28, 2017. We would love for Trash Home Brewers to join us this year!

This event is part of our monthly 21+ Night series, when we open our doors after hours for adults to enjoy the Science Center with no kids. Join local breweries, craft beer enthusiasts, and science lovers for a fun filled night that includes live music, cash bars, and beer science. Every year we invite local breweries to offer samples, sell beer and get in on all the science of beer fun. We would love if you could participate this year. Below I have provided some basic information about participating in the event. What we would need from you:Demonstrate the home brewing process and talk about the home brewing experience. We could also work together to create a science related demonstration or have you speak on our Science Stage. What we would provide: TRASH Home Brewers included in our marketing (Social Media, Press Release, etc)Free Admission DATE: Friday, July 28, 2017TIME: 6:00 - 10:00 pm *Set up can begin at 5:00 pm when the building closes to the public LOCATION: Carnegie Science Center*Breweries will placed among our exhibits and can load/unload from our loading dock and use the freight elevator to access the appropriate floor. Please let me know if you have any questions/concerns. We can also schedule some time to speak over the phone or meet in person if needed.

Another big Thank You to Mike Beattie for the tech talk on yeast handling.

Help Needed:

is anyone in the greater Fox Chapel Area willing to give a brief talk on homebrewing? We’ve been contacted by the librarian there. Please contact me or one of the other officers if interested

Upcoming Events/Meetings

Beer and Gear at Ohiopyle, June 17, Combo Beer fest and Camping, and perennially a good time. There should still be a couple of slots. 1 keg/brewer. John Rozborksi is the point man. Please contact me or one of the other officers if interested

June Meeting - Saturday, June 24, 3p at Chris Meta’s HouseGood Food, Good Friends, Good Beer, Good times.Family Friendly!

Mini-Competition: Our roughly quarterly mini-competition will be held at the June meeting. Bring your best Big Brew Styles from this year: American IPA, Saison, Oktoberfest/Maerzen

July Meeting - Saturday, July 22 at Hitchhiker’s New Location, Sharpsburg

Just a reminder. The May meeting will be this Sunday at East End Brewing on Julius Street. The meeting starts at 12.

Some notes:

Mike Beattie will be leading a discussion on Yeast Handling. Yeast and its handling in the home brewery are always interesting subjects, and this discussion will be no exception.

East End will have swing-top bottles available for purchase. They have about a pallet of swing-tops bottles that want rid of. I think these are the large 2-L swing tops that they used to package some beers in, and I also think that some take crown caps. The price I was given is 6-$10, 12-$16, 36-$21, and 48-$25. Larger quantities are also available if you are so inclined. Sean

We'd like to have a technical talk at one of the upcoming meetings. We've had a request for a discussion on Yeast Handling. I'd like to one of you to volunteer to run it. You don't need to be a microbiologist, and it doesn't need to be a formal presentation. We just need someone to lead a friendly discussion about how you handle yeast in your brewery, invite others present to share what they do, and then keep it more-or-less on topic.

There is a pouring opportunity at a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters on June 10. Please see the email from TRASH member Correy Dandoy below. Please contact her at correy.dandoy@gmail.com if you are interested in participating. It sounds like a good time, and it's for a good cause.

Cheers!

Sean

Correy's email...

Hi Sean,

I wanted to reach out to the club about an opportunity for members to pour their beers at a fundraiser event this summer. Justin and I are both very involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters and sit on the Washington County Advisory Board. We are planning our first big summer fundraiser, a BBQ sauce competition, "Big BBQ Boss," for June 10 at the Community Pavilion in downtown Washington, PA.

The event will feature approximately 10 local BBQ-ers that will be judged by official judges as well as the general attendees, as well as entertainment and additional vendors. We are hoping to have a few homebrewers wiling to donate their beer and pour for the event. The event goes from noon until 4pm.

The cost of admission to this event will support BBBS in Washington and Greene Counties.

Let me know if we can share this information with the club. Anyone interested in participating can contact me directly (correy.dandoy@gmail.com).

I have always loved this event. truly fun. They typically allow up to 6 people to come into the event for TRASH. They do offer a pass for WW rafting anytime in the season, which is a pretty awesome perk for pouring beer. They also print pint glasses that include every brewery and TRASH's name, which is a neat memento. Many of the pro-brewers camp up the hill, and BBQ, play music, drink special private cellar beers both Friday and Saturday night. TRASH members are free to also camp there. It is primitive camping. At the moment, I am intending to go, with at least one companion.

Would you please post and announce a "pouring opportunity" to the club so everyone knows and can also have fun? as usual, 1 keg per slot - up to 6 slots. Thank you!